Handhold was created by a team of mental health and child development experts in partnership with parents who have gone through what you are going through. Our goal? To guide you in caring for your child’s mental health and emotional well-being. Family partners and parents of kids with similar experiences to yours told us what…
Read MoreIsland Health Care Community Health Center
Providing all Vineyarders access to quality health care regardless of income or insurance status. Our clinicians – nurse practitioners, nurses, psychiatrists, and collaborating physicians – are here when you need them, ready to provide the care you deserve. Provides primary care, oral health, counseling, prevention, patient advocacy, urgent medical care, and more. No health insurance…
Read MoreIsland Counseling Center at MV Community Services
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services Island Counseling Center provides support for individuals and families overwhelmed by stress, experiencing predicaments of Island life, difficulties in relationships, struggling with mental illness, addiction, or in crises. Counseling services can be acquired by filling out a Counseling Intake Form or calling the bilingual intake line at 508-693-7900 ext 290. The Island Counseling…
Read MoreNIH / End of Life: Helping with Comfort and Care
End of Life: Helping With Comfort and Care is a publication is based on research, such as that supported by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, that hopes to make the unfamiliar territory of death slightly more comfortable for everyone involved. This research base is augmented with suggestions from…
Read MoreMedline Plus / End of Life Issues
Planning for the end of life can be difficult. But by deciding what end-of-life care best suits your needs when you are healthy, you can help those close to you make the right choices when the time comes. End-of-life planning usually includes making choices about the following: The goals of care (for example, whether to…
Read MoreMassachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
An important site for finding student and family education information. Student and Family Supports Student Scholarships Student Resources Student Advisory Council Family Resources School Monitoring and Resolutions Contact Information Website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Read MoreMassachusetts Aging and Disabilities Information Locator
The Massachusetts Aging and Disability Information Locator (MADIL) is a public service of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The MADIL is designed to help find information on services and programs that support seniors and people with disabilities in Massachusetts. Contact Information Website: http://www.massdil.org/
Read MoreMartha’s Vineyard Times Support Group Listings
Weekly listings and contact information for support groups on Martha’s Vineyard. Contact Information Website: http://www.mvtimes.com/on-island/useful-information/groups/
Read MoreDeath Cafe
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’. A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is…
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Online caregiver listing service. Contact Information Website: https://www.care.com/
Read MoreMartha’s Vineyard Substance Use Disorder Coalition
The mission of the Martha’s Vineyard Substance Use Disorder Coalition is to engage, advocate, inform, and bring awareness to substance use disorder through education, prevention, treatment, and recovery to build a healthy, safe, and addiction-free community. Get Help Now Contact Information Email: info@mvsud.orgWebsite: https://www.mvsud.org/ Phone: 508-693-7900 x222
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